Trial Motions One Week Before FPT; Pleas Close at Final Pretrial — Division CC-C
Summary
Judge Bateh enforces a hard Motion Deadline — all trial motions filed one week before the Final Pre-Trial date or not considered — and the FPT is the plea-negotiation deadline, with the defendant physically present.
Applies to
Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Duval County Court > Division CC-C (Judge Michael I. Bateh)
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"All Trial Motions must be filed one (1) week prior to the Final Pre-trial date... Absent unusual circumstances, no Motions will be considered if filed after the Motion Deadline date." / "that date represents the deadline for plea negotiations between the parties... The Defendant must be physically present for the final pre-trial conference."
- Official source
- CC-C Criminal Policies & Procedures 2023 (Judge Bateh) — PDF
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official PDF on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
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Summary Judgment Timing: 40 Days / 20 Days — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510
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